00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he believes NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had no knowledge
00:05that a Chinese businesswoman linked to him was allegedly gathering information for Beijing.
00:10Trump says he has spoken to Huang, who denied knowing the woman was involved in espionage.
00:30When I heard about it, first of all, I was amazed, because I view him as a very high-quality
00:35person.
00:36I was thinking with Jensen Huang, when you went to China earlier this year in May,
00:39did you know about these alleged ties with the Chinese spies then?
00:44No, I didn't hear about it then.
00:45But a lot of people have heard about it, and Jensen totally denies that.
00:50I asked him today, because I did speak to him today, just to see if he's feeling all right, how
00:54you doing.
00:55And I asked him about that, and he said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was
01:03a spy.
01:04I asked him that question, did you have any idea that she was a spy?
01:07He said, I had no idea that she was a spy, and I really believe him.
01:11The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence officials believe the businesswoman
01:16had been gathering information for Beijing, while maintaining a close relationship with Huang.
01:21The newspaper also reported that Trump had been briefed about the intelligence concerns around a year ago,
01:28but did not take action at the time.
01:31Beijing has rejected the espionage allegations, dismissing them as unfounded.
01:36Trump has also confirmed that the FBI is looking into the matter,
01:40although he did not provide details about the scope of its inquiry.
